Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-05-20
The Most Shocking Rowdyism by Or
angemen at the Meeting in
Queens Park. 49,. ~
The Presence of Armed Police Not
Sufficient to Protect the
Speakers.
Brute Violence and Insults by the
MOb-Cutting Remarks by
Mr.. VBrien.
The Welcome.

greeted by an immense throng when he ar
rived this morning. The first man to shake
him by the hand was j. A. Milligan, presi-
dent Of the local branch of the national
league. Mr.. Mulligan is the law partner
of Sir John Macdonald, the Canadian pri-
mier. The crowd was made up mostly of
representative Irishmen in the town, and
as they passed from the cars to the car
riases at the union station where the train
drew up, the first manifestation of feeling
was shown. The roar of cheers, which
swelled higher and higher in volume as
Mr. O'Brien was recognized, greeted the
Irish agitator, mingled with some COOS,
which, however, caused only ripple. It
has been remarked upon very much, this
cooling. Slight Kisses have. been heard now
and again, but no hooting. The COOS did
not seem to trouble Mr.. O'Brien, and he
passed into carriage with members of the
committee, amid files of policemen, on foot
and mounted, under command of
Inspector Ward. The police were
supplied with several rounds
of ball cartridges, and from under their
belts the polished barrels of cleaning six
shooters peeped ont in omnious readiness.
A long address of welcome was read to
Mr.. O'Brien at the Rosser house.
O'BRIEN's REPLY.
Mr.. O'Brien replied as follows, amid tre-
mendous cheers: II assure you that not
for the first time nor the fiftieth time since
came to Canada has my heart been over
flowing with gratitude for the wonderful
way in which our fellow countrymen here
in Canada have steered Mr.. Kjlbride and
myself in this difficulty and trial. If we
were to live 100 years we could never for
get it of you, nor ever forget you for the
way in which you risked the danger you
had to face in siding with us against that
great and powerful man who has left hum
dreds of poor men, women and children
homeless far away in Ireland in Lugga-
curran. Loud cheers, COOS and groans. 1
cannot express my sense Of the way
in which our excited fellow coun-
trymen have behaved in the mission.
ICheers, and groans.] If the London
Times had It's way it would be literally
treason to love us and death to defend US.
to have. its way here [Groans for the
Times] in Toronto or anywhere else very
much longer. [Great cheering and some
cries and hisses.]
WHEN SPEAK OF THE HERoisM
our people have displayed in this matter, /
need not say that do not refer to threats
of personal violence or attacks, because I
take it for granted that on the soil of Can
ada at this time no citizen of Canada is go
ing to attempt to intimidate us by wild
threats, or by tlourishing revolvers or by
brandishing anything of that sort in our
faces. [Cheers and some coos.] Our coun-
trymen in Canada have had much
more serious and substantial so
cial and political risks than that
themselves with us against the powerful
influences which are against us in Canada
to-day. The more the subject is argued
out in a reasonable way by reasonable
men and by intelligent and liberty-loving
men the more will the stamp of public con-
downe's unjust action Loud cheers and
some cros] and sooner will the poor peo-
pie OF Luggucurran. return once more to
their humble homes in peace and triumph
with blessings on your heads" Loud and
prolonged cheers mingled with some boots
and hissesl.
DISGRACEFUL RowDYIsM.
never IN Lne history OF Lne bellaSC flO Us
was there scene of more disgraceful row.
dyism exhibited than that shown in
Queens park when the crowd of Toronto
Orangemen attempted to storm the plat
form, and failing in that, to choke off all
possibility of Mr.. OBrien being heard by
keeping UP continual groaning, kissing
and cries of
"GOD SAVE THE RUEEN"
and sRule Britannica" 1t was O'Clock
when the crown had about fully collected
and it then seemed fair estimate to set
the number present at $4,000. Many of the
banks in the city were closed, and the stu
dents in the university were let loose
Many of these, with crowds of desperate
looking roughs whose only glory in life
seemed to be row and riot, were organized
in compact band, and excited little sus-
picion, because they said not a word until
their time had came. The first demon.
stration came from solitary man at the
left of the platform, who stood on the
stump of tree and began groaning at the
meeting and at those on the platform as
though his life depended upon the effect
Near him was women waving o green
branch in her hand, and no sooner had she
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